On Thursday 03 May 2007 16:50, Ed Leafe wrote: > On May 3, 2007, at 7:10 PM, johnf wrote: > > Refresh my memory - why is GPL a negative? > > It isn't, unless you need to create closed-source software. > > GPL gives you lots of freedom to use copyrighted material that you > normally wouldn't have. Its main requirement, though, is that > anything you create that benefits from those freedoms must be > released with licensing that is not any more restrictive than the > GPL. Ergo, if I use GPL-licensed software to create my proprietary > app, I have to make the source for the entire app available, and > grant my users the same rights that the GPL grants. > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com Thanks. Your response brings another question to mind. Do you provide source code to your clients?
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